Is Shoshana a boy or girl name?
Shoshana is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 112 girls and 0 boys were named Shoshana, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,557 US babies named Shoshana were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,796
- Babies named Shoshana since 1948
- 5,557
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 151 babies
Boys and girls named Shoshana, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 81 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 184 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 557 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 885 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,025 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,024 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,130 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 664 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,796 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,665 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,467 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,472 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,613 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,557 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,848 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,623 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,926 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,848 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,766 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,104 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,013 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,815 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,829 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,977 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 100 | #2,059 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,196 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,262 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,630 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,755 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,738 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,841 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,746 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,790 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,766 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,596 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,263 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,517 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,430 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,903 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,639 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,461 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,597 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,575 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,585 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,575 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,430 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,435 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,393 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,231 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,493 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,335 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,503 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,515 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,642 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,484 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,606 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,443 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,624 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,756 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,785 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,916 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,238 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,565 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,204 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,239 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,857 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,527 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,734 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,222 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,233 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,571 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,446 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,637 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,231 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,328 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,888 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,250 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,019 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,932 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,588 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,527 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,114 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,000 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,596 |
Highest rank
Shoshana has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,231 in 1984. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shoshana
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.